Undersizing of droplets from a vented nebulizer caused by aerosol heating during transit through an Anderson impactor

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-109

  Finlay, W H ^a   Stapleton, K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PARI Aerosol Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ANDERSON COMPACTOR; HUMIDIFICATION; NEBULIZER;

AEROSOLS;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BATH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEATING; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032890101     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00024-X     Document Type: Article

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